May 21, 2012
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Today's HeadlinesNational Claims Departments Vulnerable to Vendor Theft SchemesUnscrupulous vendors and employees in cahoots with them are in every business and the claims industry is no exception. "...[A]ny business ... Extension on Pool Standards for DisabledThe Justice Department says it is extending to next Jan. 31 a deadline for making existing swimming pools accessible to the disabled. The ... Fire Risk Brings Recall of Nearly 87,000 JeepsChrysler is recalling nearly 87,000 Jeep Wranglers in the U.S., Canada and elsewhere due to a risk of fires. U.S. safety regulators say the ... Joplin tornado, One year later Claims Journal Exclusive Podcasts: Joplin tornadoCheck out these exclusive Claims Journal podcasts for a look inside how the claims industry handles a large scale disaster.
East Vermont State Police Plan Sobriety CheckpointsVermont State Police and other law enforcement agencies will be conducting sobriety and vehicle safety checkpoints within Caledonia and ... New York to Boot Crooked Doctors From No-Fault InsuranceInsurance regulators plan to start kicking crooked doctors out of New York's no-fault program next month, calling them linchpins in ... Historic Virginia House Gets Funds for Quake RepairsA foundation working to repair earthquake damage at a historic home in Culpeper County is getting help from the federal government. The ... Midwest Records: Joplin Twister Costliest Since 1950The cost of 30 manhole covers that got sucked away: $5,800. A new concession stand at the destroyed high school: $228,600. Shelter and care ... Fire Hits Grandstand at Indiana FairgroundsExplosions might have preceded a fire in a grandstand at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Indiana. Shelbyville Fire Chief Tony Logan says ... Thieves Take 3 Air Conditioners Off Church RoofIt could be a warm Sunday at a Roman Catholic church in Flint, Mich. Three air conditioners were stolen from the roof of Our Lady of ... Iowa City Manager's Home Damaged by HosePolice in Urbandale, Iowa, says the city manager's home has suffered significant damage after someone ran a lawn hose into the residence. ... Court Upholds Dismissal of Flood Insurance LawsuitThe South Dakota Supreme Court says a Hermosa woman cannot sue a lender for failing to make sure her home was covered by flood insurance. ... No Decorating Fire Hydrants in Nebraska CityNorth Platte, Neb., fire officials are telling residents not to paint or decorate fire hydrants to spruce up the neighborhood. KNOP-TV says ... Southeast Florida's Citizens Board Chair Urges Caution on Higher RatesCitizens Property Insurance Corp. could face dire consequences if it fails to involve Florida lawmakers before deciding whether to approve ... Car Inspection Exemption Idea Rejected by North Carolina PanelA legislative panel has declined to recommend to the full General Assembly that late-model automobiles be exempted from annual North ... New Director Named for National Hurricane CenterRichard Knabb, the tropical weather expert at The Weather Channel, will be the next chief of the U.S. government's hurricane forecasting ... Kentucky Workers Evacuated After Correction Fluid ScareWorkers at a Xerox call center in Lexington, Ky., were evacuated for more than an hour on account of correction fluid. The Lexington fire ... South Central Fire Engulfs Louisiana Frat HouseA fire gutted a Louisiana Tech University fraternity house on Saturday, resulting in minor injuries to three firefighters but none to ... Oklahoma Lake Patrols Face Staffing ShortageThe Oklahoma Highway Patrol says there's a shortage of troopers trained to patrol the state's lakes and that the marine enforcement ... West Target Settles Employee's Late Lunch Firing SuitTarget Corp. has agreed to pay $275,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a former employee at one of its Northern California stores who said ... Arizona City Settles Lawsuit in 2008 DWI CrashThe family of a 14-year-old boy killed by a drunken driver in January 2008 has settled its lawsuit against the Arizona city of Tucson for ... Nevada Air Race Organizers Get Approval to Continue EventOrganizers of the Reno National Championship Air Races, in Nevada, cleared a major hurdle Thursday in their bid to continue the annual ... International Flash Flood Kills 19 in Afghanistan; Many MissingFlood waters ravaged a provincial capital in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and destroying hundreds of homes, officials ... Tunnel Blast Kills 19 at Chinese Construction SiteAuthorities say a tunnel blast has killed 19 workers at a central Chinese highway construction site. Two officials from Hunan province's ... Connect with Claims Journal
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